…COLDEST WIND CHILL REPORTS OVER THE PAST 48 HOURS… LOCATION TEMP TIME/DATE PROVIDER PONSFORD MN 10 N (CWOP) -66 F 0618 PM 01/29 CWOP FLAG ISLAND MN (AWOS) -65 F 0735 AM 01/30 ASOS LAKE PARK MN (DOT) -64 F 0545 PM 01/29 MNDOT BROOKS MN (DOT) -64 F 0545 PM 01/29 MNDOT PARK RAPIDS MN (AIRPORT) -64 F 0753…
STUTSMAN COUNTY, ND — A Stutsman County man is accused of sexually assaulting his nephew nearly 20 years ago. 56-year-old Jerome Greenshields of Cleveland, North Dakota is charged with sexual assault and gross sexual imposition. Court documents say one of his nephews contacted the Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department to report the incidents. Greenshields is accused of sexually assaulting his nephew between…
MINOT, ND — Police are recommending attempted murder charges against a Belcourt man accused of stabbing a woman in Minot. Authorities say the woman suffered multiple stab wounds on Tuesday. 24-year-old Jesse Azure fled in a vehicle but was later stopped near the Ward County Courthouse and arrested. Officials say the woman knows the suspect. She was taken to Trinity Hospital…
The extreme cold has tested the power grid in parts of the region. There were scattered outages across parts of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Otter Tail Power crews scrambled to get power restored within two hours to about 650 customers in the Fordville, North Dakota area. About 1100 customers in Fergus Falls lost power for several hours early…
UPDATE: East Grand Forks Police say their phones are back up and working. EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. – The East Grand Forks Police Department said on Facebook around 2:15 Wednesday that their non-emergency phone lines are down. Anyone needing to talk to an officer is asked to call the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at 218-281-0431 for non-emergencies. For any emergencies,…
FARGO, N.D. – An elderly woman has died inside a vehicle in the parking lot of the Cash Wise on 33rd Street South. Fargo Police responded around noon Wednesday. Authorities say it appears the woman was dead for “a significant period of time.” They don’t believe she died due to the dangerously cold weather. Investigators are working on identifying…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Human Services says a data breach potentially exposed personal information on up to 3,000 people. Commissioner Tony Lourey tells legislative leaders it happened Sept. 28 when an employee fell for a phishing scam and clicked on a malicious link that caused the employee’s email account to send spam. Lourey says technicians could…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Former U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp has joined the board of the McCain Institute. The Washington, D.C., institute is part of Arizona State University and is named for the late U.S. Sen. John McCain. The nonpartisan institute champions character-driven leadership and civic engagement. One of the areas it works on is human trafficking, a focus of Heitkamp’s….
FARGO, N.D. — Over 500 teddy bears collected from the Fargo Force’s annual teddy bear toss game were delivered to babies at the Essentia NICU and kids at the Sanford Children’s Hospital. Tiffany Hovelson’s twins have been in the NICU for almost three months. She says it’s really meaningful that Fargo Force players came to deliver teddy bears. “That’s really cute,…
FARGO, N.D. — Recent weather conditions are both unsafe and unsettling for most people in the area, but they particularly provide an obstacle for the homeless. Local shelters, like the YWCA, are filling up quickly, as those without homes look to find a warm place to stay during this frigid time. “We are available to women and children 24 hours…
